BIOL 371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Sperm Whale, Ecosystem Services, Even-Toed Ungulate
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Northern fur seal sit erected and can prop themselves up using their limbs. Grey seals and harbor seals hop around on their bellies. True carnivores- feed on fish and other seals. Run on the toe nails and odd toe numbers. Horses, rhinos, tapirs, and zebras - 17 species and 4-5 are rhinos. Do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e ru(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374) sto(cid:373)a(cid:272)h (cid:271)ut ha(cid:448)e a large (cid:272)ae(cid:272)u(cid:373), (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is a(cid:374) out po(cid:272)keti(cid:374)g of the intestine. Cattle, sheep, pig, deer, gazelles, camels, goats, giraffe, and antelopes - 240 species. Bulk of them are rumen but some like pig are not. Pronghorn antelopes are known for running the fastest for longest time. Beisa oryx live without need for open water. Eland biggest and can jump 8 feet fences. Giraffe have one 1 species but various varieties. Specialize in acacia trees which have big long thorns. They grab and pull the leaves to straighten out the spins. All over the oceans of the world and some make great migrations.
